The Carseland Plant is located on 650 hectares about 50 km east of Calgary. The plant site occupies less than one-fifth of the land area. The remainder is used for farmland. The agricultural productivity of this land is enhanced by Agrium through an irrigation and fertilization program. The plant employs approximately 150 people.

Environmental Stewardship
The Carseland Plant uses modern pollution control methods. Plant changes have enabled Carseland to meet Agrium’s high environmental standards and to comply with government regulations.

The plant is equipped with scrubbers, desorbers, strippers and a flare system to suppress or eliminate emissions of atmospheric pollutants.

The plant does not discharge waste water.  Industrial process water is recycled when possible. Carseland stores blowdown water from the cooling system in a large pond and irrigates Agrium farmland around the plant with this water. Surface water drained from the plant site is collected in a storm water pond and later used for irrigation. Water not suitable for irrigation is stored in another pond and evaporated by sunlight, waste heat from the plant and a system of sprays. There is no liquid effluent discharged from the plant.

The groundwater and soil throughout the plant and the surrounding farm land is regularly monitored.

Impact on Local Economy
The Carseland Plant spends millions of dollars in Alberta for raw materials, goods, services and equipment. Agrium is the largest taxpayer in the local county.

Learn more about our Carseland facility.